Home » Departments and Divisions » Community Investment » Engagement and Economic Empowerment Engagement and Economic Empowerment The Engagement and Economic Empowerment team is here to empower all residents with access to economic opportunities and meaningful civic participation. Our team will strive to improve the quality of life for residents in neighborhoods and help facilitate community partnerships. See our programs below: Meet Our Team Food Security Love Your Block Neighborhoods Consortium OUR TEAM & PROGRAMS Meet Our Team! Learn about small-scale development in South Bend Learn about opportunities for online engagement Love Your Block Neighborhoods Consortium Food security Full Service Catalog is here: Service Catalog Learn how to increase your neighborhood’s digital engagement here: Digital Engagement Toolkit 2021 Acts of Kindness The Office of the Mayor and South Bend’s Engagement and Economic Empowerment team invite neighbors and neighborhood groups to apply for an “Acts of Kindness” grant. These grants, which came about during the height of the covid epidemic, are designed to allow for creative projects to benefit neighbors in small, but meaningful, ways. APPLY NOW! Service Catalog The Service Catalog is here to support neighborhoods in all sorts of nuts-and-bolts ways - printing, websites, connections to resources, etc. APPLY NOW! VIEW ALL NEWS Leadership Alkeyna Aldridge Director of Engagement and Economic Empowerment